IS Moving to LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA WORTH IT? || PROS AND CONS!

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  • Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
  • If you are thinking about moving to Lethbridge Alberta, then this video is for you. Like any city, Lethbridge does have its pros and cons, but overall Lethbridge, is a pretty amazing city and is super affordable.
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Комментарии • 233

  • @davey_gravy
    @davey_gravy 2 года назад +17

    I've gotta say, this video looks CRISPY and sharp. So many Pros for Lethbridge!

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад +1

      Have I convinced you to Move yet?

    • @davey_gravy
      @davey_gravy 2 года назад +1

      @@kurtishawkins It’s very tempting

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад

      @Someone here you go! ruclips.net/video/jdmSNYg_g6s/видео.html

    • @danakons3313
      @danakons3313 Год назад

      Noo. It's called dethbridge for a reason.

    • @davey_gravy
      @davey_gravy Год назад

      @@danakons3313 Do you mean DeathBridge? What is the reason?

  • @monarcamexi-can
    @monarcamexi-can Год назад +1

    Thank you! This was a really great reference and I appreciate it! You’re right, every single place has something but this one, so far, looks great to me!

  • @soybiyu
    @soybiyu Год назад +1

    Awesome video and very detailed! Thanks for promoting Lethbridge😍

  • @nataliiacherevko6691
    @nataliiacherevko6691 Год назад +1

    Thank you for the video. It's really informative!

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful

  • @calebdoerksen6720
    @calebdoerksen6720 Год назад +3

    Thank you so much for your video. Me and my 10 friends are considering moving here from the Fraser Valley. We have a lot to think about now.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      check out my channel for even more info, here is another one that could be of use to you! ruclips.net/video/3BLa7JswpdE/видео.html

  • @kchaitanya39
    @kchaitanya39 2 года назад +1

    Much needed, thanks man

  • @annetteslife
    @annetteslife Год назад +3

    Lethbridge has been my home for the past 20 years. Thank you for the video

    • @danadelaplante6797
      @danadelaplante6797 Год назад

      Same 20 years. Think I will stay awhile longer. Beautiful sky and land.

  • @evalimavlog8976
    @evalimavlog8976 Год назад

    Thank you so much for sharing

  • @jfrancis6191
    @jfrancis6191 2 года назад +3

    This is my hometown. Took it for granted. Would love to return someday ✌️

  • @plaanett
    @plaanett Год назад

    I’m moving there jan4 and lived there perviously 2015-2019. Thanks for the great info, loved your talk.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      Great to hear. If there is anything else o
      Can do to help, let me know

    • @tonyvaidyan9259
      @tonyvaidyan9259 Год назад

      How do you find it so far?

  • @princessaKLG
    @princessaKLG 11 месяцев назад

    Good video! I’m seriously considering a move from the coast.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  9 месяцев назад

      if your still considering, feel free to reach out!

  • @cheerfulbutterflies1025
    @cheerfulbutterflies1025 Год назад

    Thank you for sharing!

  • @feb2205
    @feb2205 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this comprehensive video which more on a positive note than the ones I’ve read in Quora forums. You have also mentioned the same cons that they complain so much about but you’re not overrated. I guess those who says it’s a boring city are the ones who are seeking more of nightlife. We are contemplating on moving from St. Albert to somewhere close to the mountains and nature but not as expensive as where we are living right now(Whistler). We are outdoorsy and love road trips and hiking and we are almost at the retirement age. We want to have more value for our money.

  • @JedBonjwa
    @JedBonjwa Месяц назад

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. My family is really considering moving in Lethbridge from Vancouver.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Месяц назад

      If you need a hand, please let me know :) would be happy to help!

  • @designerscave738
    @designerscave738 Год назад

    Hey... Great informative video. Btw, what about the job opportunities for international students in Lethbridge?

  • @MrThewhip333
    @MrThewhip333 Год назад +2

    Excellent video, I’m sold. We had narrowed down from BC to Alberta and Medicine Hat was up there as well. I’m a retired locomotive engineer tired of Manitoba weather. We will probably rent first the buy later so you’re number 1 on that list your personality and honesty shine through. Now to convince the wife that’s the place!

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      That’s great to hear :) I’d there is anything else I can do to help, let me know! 403-892-6991

    • @WKidd1776
      @WKidd1776 Год назад +1

      Trust me bro, run away from Lethbridge. Leaving that town was the single best thing I ever did.

  • @manpreetandraman708
    @manpreetandraman708 2 года назад

    Hey there, can you make a video on taxi or Uber drivers, that how much they make in Lethbridge

  • @DNZL27
    @DNZL27 10 месяцев назад

    Currently livin in a city over 20 mil population. This seems the lifestyle I been looking for. Outdoor, chill, sports, peaceful. Amazing content and definitely looking into it.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  9 месяцев назад

      sounds great - if your still considering, give me a shout!

  • @ryangertridge
    @ryangertridge Год назад

    Also any info would be great sir, loved the video. Do you deal with rental homes or just buying?

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад +1

      I am only licensed to do buying and selling. Sorry!

  • @feb2205
    @feb2205 11 месяцев назад

    Will also look into your FB page and following your adventures in IG, love that.

  • @brad.walker.airdrie.realtor
    @brad.walker.airdrie.realtor 2 года назад +1

    Great video on Lethbridge Kurtis! Keep up the great videos!

  • @danadelaplante6797
    @danadelaplante6797 Год назад +2

    The coulees here offer amazing endless trails. The sound and scenes of nature everywhere, just minutes from town. Great exercise and good for the mind when escaping to the river bottom...and it is free.

  • @douglasdick4674
    @douglasdick4674 2 года назад +6

    I like your video very much. I am looking at Lethbridge as a potential retirement option when I eventually retire from my position in Winnipeg MB. I was looking at potential for purchasing a mobile/manufactured home. Also Lethbridge is a short drive from the US and I-15 which connects to US for snowbirding. I will keep you in mind when we look at options.

    • @oceanside88
      @oceanside88 2 года назад

      Drive west to hot springs. Nice.

  • @frankrodri3559
    @frankrodri3559 2 года назад +2

    Hey Kurtis, nice video!! Thanks because there is no much info on internet about Lethbridge specifically. Can you make some about costs of having a car in Lethbridge

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад

      Thank you! I have more videos about Lethbridge coming up. But I’m not sure if the cost of owning a car in Lethbridge is too different than owning a car anywhere else.
      However, insurance is relatively cheap out here and gas prices are cheaper too!

  • @codystruck
    @codystruck Год назад

    Please make a video of the worlds famous tree in carmangay

  • @corbinbrodie2636
    @corbinbrodie2636 Год назад +2

    It's my hometown but I've now been in the UK for about 30 years and not been back to Lethbridge since. Was curious to see what's up there these days.
    Pretty much all the points made in the video I was going, well yep, even after 30 years, that's the Lethbridge I know. Only surprises were:
    - the increase in crime rate and the idea that Lethbridge would even have a safe drug space. Back when I was there such a idea would have been anathema because it's quite a religious, conservative area (dominated by a lot of Mormons). For us, the main danger was always getting on the wrong side of aggressive cowboy types in nightclubs like Essies (the ranch people used to treat Lethbridge like they owned it). In general, crime was so little an issue it was genuinely shocking if it happened to you.
    - finding out there've been a few winters with practically no snow....that utterly boggles my mind. Winters in Lethbridge used to be a knee-deep in snow, cathedrals of icicles, breathing out vast clouds of frosty air, can barely walk five minutes before your fingers start freezing type of thing. Although, chinooks could definitely erase all that. One day, all the wintery conditions I just described. Then three days later, in the middle of January, a chinook would make things feel like Spring so huge was the rush of warm Pacific air. Everything turned to muddy slush.
    - speaking of Pacific air dropping over the Rocky Mountains...the wind. Definitely one of the worst aspects of life in Lethbridge, balanced out only barely by the admitted amount of sunshine. You'd see garbage bags regularly going out for long leisurely strolls along sidewalks halfway across town so full on and constant was the wind. If you move there, definitely get ready for quite a few days where you feel the sky is beating you around the head. But like I say, summers can be spectacular. Gorgeous skies. Epic lightning storms. All that incredible prairie sky stuff.
    - when I was last there (in my early to mid 20s, at the University of Lethbridge) the coulees were the playground of me and friends. On mountain bikes, tearing around the trails. There are campgrounds. Like the video says, all kinds of wildlife, and marmots. The coulees are probably one of Lethbridge's biggest selling points I reckon. A vast river bottom park extending for endless miles around the city. In fact, as the video also says, park space in Lethbridge is pretty amazing. Henderson Lake Park on Canada day is an amazing experience. If you're a cyclist, the city is made for you. Lots of linked up green paths through park areas. True, a car is needed for a lot of things, especially if you have friends (which you will) in outlying towns like Raymond or Magrath...no way to get to them except by car. But getting around on bike in Lethbridge was well catered for when I was there and I'm guessing that's still the case.
    - culture wasn't too bad when I was there. Yates centre has stuff. Saw my first concert at the age of 17 at the Sportsplex in 1985....Tears For Fears. So things do come your way. Although if arts and culture is a big thing for you, regular darts up to Calgary will become a way of life as well.

  • @Koppisch1
    @Koppisch1 Год назад

    Hi great video man. Im moving there for work, can you confirm i dont need an SUV for the weather there? You never get snowed out? Thank you

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад +1

      Nah my grandparents always drive a car. Front wheel drive helps. If we do get a snow storm in only lasts a couple of days

  • @Giardintek
    @Giardintek Год назад +2

    With the ways thinks are in Ontario, AB looks tempting, especially for first time home buyers, The Loonie has over 25% more purchasing power in AB with lower taxes, friendlier ppl, Wish it had more jobs.. Few of my former classmates from college now living in AB and have no regrets. As per crime, You can't even bike up to WalMart here cause your bike will be gone by the time you come out. Taxes are creeping up to an unprecedented levels in ON, HST / Carbon tax, etc, while Albertans only pay GST (6%) If I can find a job in Lethbridge, we'll move there. Not scared of the cold, Lived in Ottawa for 2 decades.. Thanks for the video on this beautiful, clean town... See you soon!

  • @busiskosana9119
    @busiskosana9119 Год назад

    Will a perosn with BA in Criminology get a good job in Lethbridge ?

  • @wandererfamily5971
    @wandererfamily5971 2 года назад +2

    moving in lethbridge this summer,

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад

      That’s awesome! Let me know if you have any other questions. You will love it here :)

  • @ryangertridge
    @ryangertridge Год назад +1

    We are moving to lethbridge this June, moving south side, by Hudson Park, from nova scotia, do they care about electric scooters? Can't wait

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад +1

      Nope! Lethbridge has ride she’s e scooters on the spring, summer and fall!

  • @ronaldngala664
    @ronaldngala664 Год назад

    So cool place ,only afraid of turn events at landing points for no Canada's coming over to Canada

  • @beetsbyhometownbrew974
    @beetsbyhometownbrew974 2 года назад +1

    Looking in the Lethbridge area, looks super.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад +1

      Let me know if when your ready to start looking at homes :)

    • @beetsbyhometownbrew974
      @beetsbyhometownbrew974 2 года назад +1

      @@kurtishawkins Thank you for the reply! Just curious, are you also familiar with surrounding area? We're pretty excited about looking in and around Pincher Creek, Blairmore, Fort Macloed, Cowley etc. A mountain view would be the cherry on top.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад +1

      @@beetsbyhometownbrew974 of course, anywhere in southern alberta i can help you with! send me a text, or call me -403-892-6991. we can find you a mountain view!

    • @beetsbyhometownbrew974
      @beetsbyhometownbrew974 Год назад

      Just curious what you can tell me about the Pincher house on Foothills, is it worth going to see? It's pretty much at the limits of what we can spend, but we're finding it hard to find any entry point to Pincher. Any insight would be appreciated!
      Cheers.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      @@beetsbyhometownbrew974 hello! Please send me a text with the address your thinking of and I’ll look into it. 403 892 6991

  • @avatarmong
    @avatarmong 2 года назад +1

    Thanks Kurtis; this is a great video.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад

      Thanks for commenting

    • @wilsonliang1453
      @wilsonliang1453 Год назад

      ​@@kurtishawkinsthanks for info, moving there from Vancouver for a few month to take a job at the University. The downtown area doesn't look too vibrant, I am already feeling homesick for Vancouver's downtown, and I haven't even left.😂

  • @gracedong3437
    @gracedong3437 2 года назад

    Great Information! Thank you for sharing!

  • @wherewendytravels
    @wherewendytravels Год назад +1

    Nice video. New subscriber here. Thanks. 😊❤

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад +1

      Thank so much :) glad your enjoying them :)

  • @GP-yr5wv
    @GP-yr5wv Год назад

    Are there enough job opportunities for international students?

  • @dellamazerolle8257
    @dellamazerolle8257 2 года назад +1

    What kind of job is there in lethbridge, like welding

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад +1

      Yes there are welding jobs. There are lots of trades here

  • @ayauyqr
    @ayauyqr 2 года назад +13

    I often think about Lethbridge, even though I have only been there for a total of about 45 minutes. I was going to move from Vancouver to Lethbridge for about 8 months before returning home. On an almost literally last minute decision, I went to Regina instead for 8 months to pursue a similar opportunity. It has now been almost 19 years and I am still here in Regina. What would have happened if I moved to Lethbridge instead? Would I still be there? Would I have a spouse and 2 kids like I do in Regina? Would I have moved to Calgary after a short while? How would my political views be affected? Those are life's unanswerable questions for me and they are some things I think about from time to time.

  • @Rievserg
    @Rievserg 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the video! Currently living in Calgary, but might be moving to Lethbridge soon :D
    How hard is it to find month-to-month rental there?

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад

      Month to month could be tough. If you just looking for a short term Rental I would check out air bnb I think !

  • @meanwhileinsooke
    @meanwhileinsooke Год назад

    I'm looking for heritage houses in London Road.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      Send me an e mail - kurtis@reoneteam.ca or text or call me 403-891-6991

  • @medelweisst
    @medelweisst 2 года назад

    Is there a place to swim there? Any lakes beaches?

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад

      Small lakes in the area, good for swimming and boating. And freezing mountain glacier waters to swim in the summer near the mountains!

  • @sharminsultana3290
    @sharminsultana3290 Месяц назад

    I would like to visit Lethbridge , Alberta
    My younger son will be admition university of Lethbridge . Thank you sir, nice discussion of beautiful Lethbridge Of Calgary ,Alberta

  • @paulmartin2573
    @paulmartin2573 8 месяцев назад

    My biggest peeve is the traffic lights. I am now retired but drove professionaly all over North America for more than 40 years. I have driven in pretty much every major city on the continent. I believe I can say I have never seen traffic lights as long as Lethbridge. Some are ridiculously long. Sometimes I'm almost tempted to take a nap while I'm waiting.

  • @Mine_smith
    @Mine_smith Год назад

    As I'm a student ,is it easy in Lethbridge to get a part-time job that pays well ??

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      yes you should have no problem. lots of places are hiring

  • @NerfRangetestsmore
    @NerfRangetestsmore 2 года назад +2

    I wish I could come lol

  • @peterscottodonnell7290
    @peterscottodonnell7290 Год назад +2

    Is Lethbridge cheap rent for a studio flat,I'm 48,and I want to leave Australia,I'm not sure where to go , Edmonton, Lethbridge, calgary.i want to work as a office blocks buildings cleaner,I'm a working class man.Im not rich,I will leave Australia with about $35,000 Canadian dollars,When I arrive,I will have to get my permanent residence visa ,get the ball rolling.can someone give me some advice.?

  • @mauriciooliveda8024
    @mauriciooliveda8024 10 месяцев назад

    Hello Kurtis, cheers from Argentina. Can I ask you an important question? My wife and I want to move to Lethbridge to study and migrate. But, I read that Lethbridge is a dangerous city and has a serious problem with drugs. Can you save anything about it? Thank you for your time!

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  10 месяцев назад

      Yes, check out this video - ruclips.net/video/UNiclcEAuas/видео.htmlsi=ksNaAQCVzHRL0NM7

  • @blainekelm2930
    @blainekelm2930 Год назад +2

    Always windy. Not just a breeze. Wind.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      Lol not true. Yes it’s windy and can get severely windy, but not all the time, just in a predicable pattern. Spring and fall are windy. The summers are amazing and the winters are warm from the wind !

  • @damndog9278
    @damndog9278 Год назад +1

    Scared to move in lethbridge. Is lethbridge really dangerous? Please answer.

  • @sabahimtiaz2440
    @sabahimtiaz2440 10 месяцев назад

    What about schools there? What curriculum they fellow? N etc?

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  9 месяцев назад

      I have one on my channel “what $250,000 gets you in Lethbridge” I’m filming what under $400,000 gets you next week! Stay tuned

  • @uniofwinners
    @uniofwinners 2 года назад

    I wanna know abt whether there will be any part-time job opportunities

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад +3

      We have the lowest unemployment in alberta!

    • @uniofwinners
      @uniofwinners 2 года назад

      @@kurtishawkins thank you I look forward to it

  • @success-tv413
    @success-tv413 2 года назад

    Make vedio on jobs for students

  • @smitpatel5625
    @smitpatel5625 2 года назад +1

    Is Lethbridge university good for masters in computer science?

  • @desereesimbulan9501
    @desereesimbulan9501 Год назад

    Are there oil and gas jobs in Lethbridge?

  • @jjbowman4653
    @jjbowman4653 2 года назад +1

    Awesome video, this would totally sell me if I didn’t have concerns about social projects. I know Alberta has many of the same support systems as Ontario but would a smaller town like Lethbridge have these support programs for seniors and disabled individuals? 💯 agree smaller towns are better than big cities when it comes to neighbours!

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад

      Lethbrige is a great retirement community, I would do some research on what programs your looking for specifically, but I think we would have access to all support programs for seniors.

  • @ellybandera3293
    @ellybandera3293 Год назад

    Hello. I'm a Muslim and planning to study in Lethbridge College which is located in Alberta, Canada, I just wanna ask if it's okay for me to move there. Thank you!

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      absolutely. Lethbridge seems to be getting more diverse by the day

  • @meighenrees
    @meighenrees Год назад +2

    Do you know anything about Warner?

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      Hey Megan, you bet! Can you send me text? 403 892 6991 !

  • @peterscottodonnell7290
    @peterscottodonnell7290 Год назад +1

    I want to live in Alberta Canada,I'm from Forster NSW Australia

    • @quotes6687
      @quotes6687 Год назад

      How is Australia aren't there jobsy

  • @kevincook1356
    @kevincook1356 Год назад +1

    Head an hour EAST to Castle Mountain?😅

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      yes of course! i was just there last weekend :)

  • @JohnE9999
    @JohnE9999 2 года назад +19

    Will I be assaulted by the cops for cosplaying as a Stormtrooper with an obviously fake E-11 blaster?

  • @raymcbarron581
    @raymcbarron581 Год назад +5

    Moved to Coaldale 10 years ago from the UK .
    Close enough to Lethbridge to leave an educated comment.
    Crime may be higher , but it's petty crime that bumps up the statistics.
    Shopping may be limited but you can get pretty much everything.
    We go to Calgary once or twice a year for bigger stuff and mainly a change of scenery.
    Lethbridge is booming just take a look at all the new houses.
    Google maps can't keep up .
    Once the numbers rise high enough then the bigger box stores will come and the airport will expand.
    Then I will have no reason to visit Calgary.
    Final comment, if I get all my timings right I can finish work on Friday lunch time and be in lad Vegas for a meal at 8pm ,
    Great falls is just over the border .
    If I had the money to live in a bigger more attractive city then maybe Vancouver, but the house I have would probably be $2m .
    Lethbridge ain't that bad !!

    • @cristoferchanimak
      @cristoferchanimak Год назад

      Calgarians who thinks Calgary is a “big city” are laughable. To think lethbridge could in any way be considered large is ridiculous

    • @olympian3
      @olympian3 8 месяцев назад

      @@cristoferchanimak maybe not big, but very quickly becoming unaffordable. average basement suites have gone from 1k to 1.5k/mo since march. its far worse here than you will see on the news.

  • @NikoRoma
    @NikoRoma Год назад

    why are property taxes so high?
    $2600 for a 1000 sqft townhouse in west highlands? Seems crazy.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      Send me the listing so I have some context

  • @Quintaline
    @Quintaline 2 года назад

    Thanks for the video sir,
    please how much can a one bedroom basement price be in lethbridge

  • @amritgrewal5247
    @amritgrewal5247 Год назад

    Hey, i am looking for apartment in Lethbridge, where can i found it.

  • @progressiveaayush5970
    @progressiveaayush5970 2 года назад +4

    How is the part time job opportunity for students

  • @Ted_lonley_wolf
    @Ted_lonley_wolf Год назад

    Is it easy for newcomers to buy their own homes with cash

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад +1

      You need to be a permanent resident or a Canadian citizen in order to buy a home in Canada right now

  • @nazimran345910
    @nazimran345910 Год назад

    Is it a Diverse city?

  • @progressiveaayush5970
    @progressiveaayush5970 2 года назад +1

    How is the Lethbridge college

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад +2

      I graduated from the Lethbridge college and enjoyed my time there. Lethbridge is a GIF college town

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад

      Big*

  • @bhargavihosmani6299
    @bhargavihosmani6299 Год назад

    Sir I am planning to study at the University of Lethbridge, Calgary, Alberta
    Is this University education worth filing ?

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад +1

      I graduated from the university of Lethbridge !

    • @bhargavihosmani6299
      @bhargavihosmani6299 Год назад +1

      @@kurtishawkins Sir is there in this college PG course in accounting is available?

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад +1

      @@bhargavihosmani6299 i took accounting at the college!

    • @JHW44
      @JHW44 Год назад +1

      @@bhargavihosmani6299 you can do 2 years at the college and then 2 years at the university as well in lethbridge

    • @bhargavihosmani6299
      @bhargavihosmani6299 Год назад +1

      @@JHW44 thank you 😊

  • @Aquarius964
    @Aquarius964 Год назад +3

    It snows every winter in Lethbridge

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      Yep , but a lot less than the rest of alberta, and melts faster too

    • @Aquarius964
      @Aquarius964 Год назад

      @@kurtishawkins So the snow that’s been happening since late October should be gone by May right? Lol, kidding, just moved from Ontario and have been comparing weather back and forth for a while. I’m from southern Ontario and typically don’t see much snow or extreme cold till January. That’s already happening here, and the snow isn’t going anywhere any time soon unfortunately. Thunder Bay hasn’t even had a flake of snow yet, so should be interesting for me to see where things go weather-wise from here. Weather is sometimes a deal breaker for people, it is for me.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      @@Aquarius964 HAHA dont worry, this is pretty out of the ordinary. The good news is, it wont last long. by next week its supposed to be in plus digits again. The snow will likely be gone in a week or two. Ill put money on that! haha

    • @Aquarius964
      @Aquarius964 Год назад

      @@kurtishawkins OK, thanks for the info!

    • @wendesa5143
      @wendesa5143 9 месяцев назад

      How was your 1st winter. We are thinking of moving out that way from southern Ont. Near Guelph. How does living there compare? Thanks 😊

  • @fs9989
    @fs9989 2 года назад +1

    Do you know how to get to Lethbridge from other cities? Does it have airports? Can you take a flight? How is the job market?

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад +2

      Lethbridge has a very steady economy so the job market is always steady. Yes we have an international airport that mostly has connecting flights to Lethbridge, but we just got work that flair airlines is expanding their presence here.

    • @JohnE9999
      @JohnE9999 2 года назад

      Why would you want to know? Do you enjoy police brutality/stupidity?

    • @danadelaplante6797
      @danadelaplante6797 Год назад

      Was just at our airport with family who had a connecting flight... calm, clean and easy breezy flight to Calgary.

  • @gretablain1392
    @gretablain1392 2 года назад +3

    Great video talking about my favorite part of Alberta, and Canada. However, must correct you on your comment, at the 7:55 mark, that Lethbridge is further south than the majority of Canada. A popular geographic mis-conception of our country. All of western Canada is actually further north than the vast majority of the Canadian population which resides in the Windsor/QC corridor. Every single major city in eastern Canada is SOUTH of 49*N. Lethbridge is roughly on the same parallel as Sept Iles, QC. In eastern Canada terms: Way North!

  • @XMG3
    @XMG3 6 месяцев назад +1

    man, $344,000 for detached home, while I mortgaged $1.2m for a 2 bedroom condo in vancouver BC before the interest went up... sigh, I made some wrong life decisions staying in vancouver

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  6 месяцев назад

      yep, we have some of he lowest home prices in cadada! its not too late to move ;) you could probably cash out and move here mortgage-free! lol

    • @XMG3
      @XMG3 6 месяцев назад

      @@kurtishawkins I can't now, locked in here with wife and kids, hard to uproot, but I might go there for retirement though, definitely not staying in BC. I lived in calgary and fort mac about a decade ago, loved it. I only came back to BC at the time because trudeau killed the oil industry back then

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  6 месяцев назад

      @@XMG3 fair enough - life is tricky!

  • @prixinc1
    @prixinc1 2 года назад +1

    Is Lethbridge in a high risk area for wild fires and flooding?

    • @KurtisandChelsey
      @KurtisandChelsey 2 года назад +2

      Nope. Very rare we have floods or wildfires that effect the city

    • @frankrodri3559
      @frankrodri3559 2 года назад +4

      @@KurtisandChelsey And tornados?

    • @JHW44
      @JHW44 Год назад +1

      @@frankrodri3559 no tornadoes.

  • @miguebarraga
    @miguebarraga Год назад

    Are there a lot of fires in Letbridge?

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад +1

      Nope

    • @miguebarraga
      @miguebarraga Год назад

      Thanks, it’s just that I keep hearing about these droughts and grass fires around southern Alberta

  • @oceanside88
    @oceanside88 2 года назад +5

    The messed up oil fields & fire in fort mac have more to do with upswing in "drug addiction" than any safe inject site. It's taken several years for adjustment to what was a thriving oil business province. Drugs n booze n gambling is everywhere. Always has. Everywhere. That is an end result, not a cause. It's great to see a diverse economy in southern Alberta. Great video.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад +2

      Lethbridge really doesn’t get effected by the oil and gas economy, but of course any downturn in job markets will effect drugs, abuse and crime unfortunately

    • @DickDickerson01
      @DickDickerson01 2 года назад +1

      people sux what ya gonna do🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @tombombadyl4535
      @tombombadyl4535 Год назад +1

      The data are pretty incontrovertible. It’s hard to find a case where a safe consumption site was established where crime did not go up. And it’s not always petty. It’s also worth mentioning that many people with alcohol and drug problems can’t hold a job. That’s why they steal. And if they don’t steal then they need help with food and shelter. This means less money for schools and parks and everything else.

  • @zuzannawisniewska4464
    @zuzannawisniewska4464 Год назад

    This city has only plusem, I disagree with minibuses.....

  • @tonywhittle6520
    @tonywhittle6520 Год назад +2

    It is the noisiest city in Canada, there are not many trees.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      I have never herd of the noisiest city? Haha do you have an article that’s says this?

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      @@tonywhittle6520 agreed. Mayor magrath is also the busiest street in Lethbridge

    • @tonywhittle6520
      @tonywhittle6520 Год назад +1

      The noise laws are not enforced in Lethbridge. I live in Sunridge and the noise is constant. There is a guy in Sunridge who has been driving with no muffler, no license plate on the main street for 3 years. It's not just on the main streets. Police are just not enforcing the law. In a city like Ottawa you just wouldn't get away with that (with the notable exception of the freedom rally).

    • @olympian3
      @olympian3 8 месяцев назад

      exactly crackheads too everywhere. best for people to stay away go to calgary

  • @chimnoyaikegwuonu5125
    @chimnoyaikegwuonu5125 2 года назад +1

    What about jobs in Lethbridge

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад

      The biggest employer is the university, the college, and public health services. There is lots of manufacturing and trades. What do you do?

    • @chimnoyaikegwuonu361
      @chimnoyaikegwuonu361 2 года назад +1

      @@kurtishawkins I am in Hr and my husband is IT, is there job opportunity

    • @KurtisandChelsey
      @KurtisandChelsey 2 года назад

      @@chimnoyaikegwuonu361 yes, i would look at the University, College, Hospital, and the City! Do some searching :)

    • @busiskosana9119
      @busiskosana9119 Год назад

      @@kurtishawkins my husband studied a BA in Criminology, does he have a good chance of getting a job at Lethbridge ?

    • @neory3748
      @neory3748 6 месяцев назад

      Hi! Nice video! We are planning to move to Alberta, from abroad. What about the health care services in Lethbridge? Thank you!

  • @laurensiemens1436
    @laurensiemens1436 2 года назад +2

    House values seem to stay put but land taxes keep soaring. Defenetly a con for me

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад +1

      home values are up 20% over the last 2 years.

    • @danadelaplante6797
      @danadelaplante6797 Год назад +1

      Not mine. Condo value is lower yet fees climbing. Time will tell.

  • @YSFmemories
    @YSFmemories Год назад +3

    how is a city like lethbridge in terms of racism? I'm ethnically chinese, our family immigrated to canada when I was 7 so I had all of my education here and have no problems with english or an accent... but would I stick out like a sore thumb, or worse, be discriminated against?
    also, your prices for vancouver are out of date, lol. Even the crappiest 100 year old single-family detached house in surrey would be like 1.3mil, it's more like 2mil+ now for any single-family detached house that's in any decent shape/neighbourhood in vancouver.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      You wouldn’t stick out, their are any different ethnicities here.

  • @joelmadrid2193
    @joelmadrid2193 Год назад

    "PANAMA RELOCATION TOURS!! WITH JACKIE!! 🙋 😊 👍❤️👈"

  • @hermes8258
    @hermes8258 2 года назад

    Thanks for this video. For a low-income snowbird currently in Calgary for the six 'warmest' months, but looking for better transit system, lower rents, lower crime, warmer temperatures and *less wind - Lethbridge looks marginal for a move. High priority is low rents for rooms in shared houses, and unlike Brooks and Lloydminster, based on my reading dozens of adverts, Lethbridge rents are not significantly cheaper than Calgary (I mean for one room). Looks like the banana belt, especially in Saskatchewan (due to significantly higher seniors supplement) is the way to go. Is there any factor that is a deal-maker (not a deal-breaker) for pensioners that makes Lethbridge super-attractive? If so, I missed it.

    • @TS-mq2oi
      @TS-mq2oi 2 года назад

      Definitley more wind here than calgary

  • @kathygadacz-gould9419
    @kathygadacz-gould9419 Год назад

    smell?

  • @keltiboissonneault4263
    @keltiboissonneault4263 2 года назад +1

    Correlation is not causation: the Supervised consumption site (not safe injection) closed in aug 2020. The pandemic had more to do with the drop in crime rate than the closure of the SCS. And the SCS prevented thousands of overdose death.
    In terms of crime rate: it's property crime, and very rarely violent crime.
    for transportation: Lethbridge is EXTREMELY BIKEABLE YEAR ROUND.

    • @mr.beefdip5628
      @mr.beefdip5628 2 года назад +2

      If the majority of crime is property crime, and a majority of property crime is committed by addicts because they need drugs... Then the closing of the SCS had a major role in the reduction in crime.

    • @JohnE9999
      @JohnE9999 2 года назад

      Except against cosplayers!

  • @cristoferchanimak
    @cristoferchanimak Год назад

    Lethbridge classified as a city but it really is more like a small town that doubled itself.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      Lethbridge has 100,000k in population, its a small city.

    • @cristoferchanimak
      @cristoferchanimak Год назад

      @@kurtishawkins a VERRRRRYYYYYYYYYY small city. Calgary itself, with a population of only 1.6 million, is a small city. Lethbridge is a verryyyyyyyyy small city.

    • @kurtishawkins9822
      @kurtishawkins9822 Год назад

      @@cristoferchanimak yes in comparison to the world. Calgary is Canadas 6th largest city, and Lethbridge is Albertas 3rd largest city.

    • @cristoferchanimak
      @cristoferchanimak Год назад

      @@kurtishawkins9822 yeah. Well for me an actual “big city” on a global scale is at least 15 million people. Tokyo area has almost 40 million! But yes in Alberta, even the smallest places will be in the top five because alberta has only 4 million

    • @TallShort
      @TallShort Год назад

      ​@kurtishawkins9822 calgary is the 4th largest city in Canada. I'm not sure why you said 6th. Lethbridge is a large alberta city.

  • @lukedavis5868
    @lukedavis5868 Год назад +1

    you should've mentioned the irreversible damage to the city due to drug and theft crimes from the downtown population

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      Irreversible ? That’s a little extreme lol Lethbridge was just ranked one of the safest cities in Canada! globalnews.ca/news/9826633/lethbridge-safety-ranking/amp/

    • @olympian3
      @olympian3 8 месяцев назад

      It is bad. Crazy crackheads everywhere. stay away

  • @cherylgish
    @cherylgish Год назад +1

    Wind, Wind, Wind. I grew up there and glad to not be in that constant Wind.

  • @someyoungguyjohnson7239
    @someyoungguyjohnson7239 2 года назад +2

    BC suffers from the affliction of 'safe' consumption sites too.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад

      Yes i hope we find a solution that is safe for communities and those affected by addiction

  • @flightjam
    @flightjam 2 года назад

    The biggest drawback like with every other city in Canada aside from Vancouver and surrounding cities, the harsh winters. Otherwise I'd love to move there because everything else is great about it.

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад +5

      Actually, we have some of the mildest winters in Alberta. Yes, “harsher” than Vancouver of course. But mild compared to all the prairie provinces

    • @DickDickerson01
      @DickDickerson01 2 года назад

      🤡🤡🤡

  • @RatedR-normal
    @RatedR-normal 2 года назад

    Waterton is a really crappy place to be

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад +2

      Said no one ever…. It’s beautiful out their haha have you been?

    • @raymcbarron581
      @raymcbarron581 Год назад +1

      I've traveled most places in the world . And lived in a wide variety of them too .Waterton has its downsides but no one can deny that it's visually stunning .
      Wouldn't like to work there, but the place is awesome for a few days camping. The townsite campsite is perfect for a cheap weekend..

  • @woodrat2296
    @woodrat2296 2 года назад

    Your an influencer? Never heard of you.

  • @knotwhatyouthink
    @knotwhatyouthink Год назад +1

    @kurtishawkins Kurtis please reach out to me to connect, I enjoyed the videos bc I am seriously thinking of moving from ON for economic, political, & conveinience I can explain more when we talk, will be looking for something with income potential such as a triplex/4plex...

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  Год назад

      Hey Ewdward, thanks for the message, please give me a call or text! 403-892-6991

  • @dellamazerolle8257
    @dellamazerolle8257 2 года назад +2

    What kind of job is there in lethbridge, like welding

    • @kurtishawkins
      @kurtishawkins  2 года назад

      Yes lots of trades in Lethbridge

    • @NerfRangetestsmore
      @NerfRangetestsmore 2 года назад

      @@kurtishawkins Do you have a house which I could rent

    • @oceanside88
      @oceanside88 2 года назад

      @@NerfRangetestsmore look at realty for rent, you will see larger apartments for very reasonable.